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The one-season-wonder was spotted filming with Dorinda Medley and Luann de Lesseps in Florida

By Reichan Pendragon | Apr 23, 2026; 10:48 a.m.

It seems The Real Housewives of New York City season eight alumna has returned to reunite with her former RHONY castmates to film for the upcoming reality series The Golden Life. The Reality Report on Instagram obtained footage of the Jewish and Asian mother of two filming with Luann de Lesseps and Dorinda Medley earlier this week in Palm Beach.

As you may recall, Wainstein entered The Real Housewives universe similar to the way a Jew and an Asian would walk into a bar, disquieted and awkward. The 5 '8 former model who's originally from Hong Kong was introduced to the group of Bohemian women by Dorinda Medley back in 2016, subsequently joining the cast of the eighth season of RHONY as a full-time Housewife. Wainstein's time on the show was plagued with peculiar behavior that was often highlighted by the other women, specifically when Wainstein loaded her pizza calzone with her personal medication and silverware, which the other women found bizarre. She was transparent about her eating disorder and relationship with food; however, she felt the other women didn't quite understand her or her disease.

During the course of filming, Wainstein was married to businessman and venture capitalist Michael Wainstein, and living in Manhattan's Gramercy Park neighborhood with their two children: Jagger and Rio. In the midst of the show's airing, Bravo confirmed through a rep of Jules in June that she and Michael were divorcing after eight years of marriage, which, according to Jules, was due to Michael's infidelity. In September, Wainstein announced her departure from RHONY after only one season.

Jules left the Big Apple amidst her divorce to move in with her parents in Boca Raton. In February 2020, Jules was arrested for allegedly attacking Michael and his car with a baseball bat in a Palm Beach parking lot. I guess nothing good can ever happen to a New Yorker in Palm Beach, huh? Nonetheless, Wainstein has been spotted filming with her former season eight cast members ahead of the show's release dates.

I'm glad Jules is back. I think we weren't able to see her true identity. She was going through a rough time in her marriage, her eating disorder, and navigating a group of women she didn't know that didn't understand or like her, all while a camera crew followed. This is why I think it's so important for these women to get sophomore seasons, because that's when the audience can really find out who you are (i.e., Siggy Flicker of New Jersey; Braunwyn Windham Burke of Orange County). Jules definitely falls into the category of the one-season-wonders who deserved a second season (with the forefront being Carlton Gebbia of Beverly Hills and Claudia Jordan of Atlanta), but hopefully, she provides us with context and great television.

E! Cancels ‘Busy Tonight’

That didn’t last long.

Seven months after it premiered, Busy Tonight has been axed. Busy Philipps revealed via Twitter that her talk show hasn’t been picked up by E! for a second season.

Well, that’s a bummer. I actually liked Busy Tonight. Sure, it was a poor man’s Watch What Happens Live, but it was fun. Here’s hoping Philipps finds a new home for her show.

The final episode of Busy Tonightw…

Renewals & Cancellations Roundup Including GLOW, The Royals, Shooter & More

Given that I was missing in action for a good chunk of the summer, naturally I missed a lot of news. Here’s my quick attempt to catch up on all the renewals and cancellations that transpired. Let’s kick things off with the most recent and work our way back.

Just yesterday, Netflix renewed GLOW (a personal favorite) for a third season. The streaming service also recently greenlit Grace And Frankie

‘The Arrangement’ Canceled After Two Seasons

Scripted fare apparently doesn’t pay the bills like reality television over at E!. Nothing brings the cha-ching like the Kardashian name 😉

The network only has two original scripted series on its roster, but decided to axe The Arrangement after only two seasons. I wouldn’t be surprised if the other series, The Royals, is shown the exit soon as well. Mark Schwahn, who created that series, was…